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16/07/2025

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16/07/2025

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07/07/2025

India targets doubling maize output to 86 MT by 2047 🌽🚜. High-yield seeds & higher starch content in focus, says Agri Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.



Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer’s Welfare, Government of India

07 July 2025 - india targets doubling maize output to 86 million tonnes by 2047, with high-yield seeds and starch-rich varieties to boost farmer incomes.

07/07/2025

Domestic tractor sales surged 10.5% in June 2025, with 1,12,678 units sold. M&M led the market, followed by TAFE and New Holland showing strong growth.

Explore the brand-wise performance for deeper insights! https://agritimes.co.in/farm-equipment/domestic-tractor-sales-rise-10-5-in-june-mandm-leads-growth

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07 July 2025 - domestic tractor sales in june 2025 rose 10.49% to 1,12,678 units, with m&m, tafe, and new holland driving growth amid steady demand.

05/07/2025

India’s farming story is changing. From cereal-heavy to animal and fish-based production, the agricultural sector is diversifying rapidly.

Read about the decade-long transformation backed by data: https://agritimes.co.in/aquaculture/indias-agri-sector-shifts-towards-animal-based-production

05 July 2025 - india’s agri sector pivots to livestock & fisheries as cereal share wanes, says new statistical report on value of output from 2011–24.

05/07/2025

A new SBI report shows Indians are spending less on food and more on non-food items like toiletries, reflecting rising incomes and lifestyle changes. Cereal and pulses consumption fell by over 5% in 12 years.

Details here: https://agritimes.co.in/policy-research/sbi-pulses-cereals-use-down-5-as-spending-shifts

04/07/2025

🌿 From mangoes to modern farming! 🌿

At the Lucknow Mango Festival, CM Yogi Adityanath encouraged farmers to grow a third crop for higher incomes and embrace horticulture, medicinal plants, and timber crops alongside food grains.

Thanks to modern irrigation projects like the Arjun Sahayak and Saryu Canal schemes, the dream of a prosperous rural Uttar Pradesh is becoming reality. 🌾

https://agritimes.co.in/farmers/up-cm-urges-farmers-to-grow-third-crop-for-higher-income

04 July 2025 - uttar pradesh cm yogi adityanath urges farmers to adopt a third crop to boost income, highlights modern farming practices, irrigation schemes, and commercial horticulture at the lucknow mango festival.

04/07/2025

DENSO expands its AgriTech journey!

DENSO has acquired Axia Vegetable Seeds, a leader in high-performance tomato seed breeding from the Netherlands. By combining DENSO’s advanced industrial technologies with Axia’s greenhouse expertise, the partnership aims to accelerate sustainable, climate-adaptive seed development and create robust cultivation solutions for farmers worldwide.

Together, they’re driving innovation toward a hunger-free and sustainable future. 🌾

Yasuo Yamada

04 July 2025 - denso acquires axia vegetable seeds to merge advanced automotive tech with seed breeding, driving sustainable, automated, climate-resilient agriculture solutions worldwide.

04/07/2025

🌾 SOMS 2025 brought together agri innovators, policymakers, and rural journalists to drive India’s agricultural future forward! From student-led research breakthroughs to policy reforms like “One Nation, One Licence,” the event inspired collaboration and celebrated the voices shaping rural transformation. 🌱

👉 Learn how SOMS 2025 is paving the way for a sustainable, self-reliant farming ecosystem.

04 July 2025 - soms 2025 in gandhinagar showcased agri entrepreneurship and rural journalism as growth drivers. the event highlighted innovation, student research, and policy reforms for a sustainable, self-reliant agriculture sector.

22/06/2025

ICRISAT launches ‘Rapid-Ragi’ for faster millet breeding

https://agritimes.co.in/policy-research/icrisat-launches-lsquo-rapid-ragi-for-faster-millet-breeding

ICRISAT

21 June 2025 - icrisat unveils rapid-ragi, the world’s first speed breeding protocol for finger millet, cutting growth time to 68 days and boosting food security.

17/05/2025

CBDC pilots boost KCC access for landless farmers

17 May 2025 - in a landmark move aimed at bridging the credit access gap for landless cultivators, the national bank for agriculture and rural development (nabard), in collaboration with the reserve bank of india (rbi) and the state bank of india (sbi), has initiated pilot projects leveraging centra...

11/03/2024

Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana sees 27% surge in enrollment so far in 2023-24 season

https://agritimes.co.in/investment-finance/pradhan-mantri-fasal-bima-yojana-sees-27-surge-in-enrollment-so-far-in-2023-24-season